From presidential candidates to those down the ticket, and from high-profile surrogates to literally thousands of volunteers – New Hampshire is once again the center of the political universe in the final days of the 2016 campaign.

It’s a feeling similar to what it was during closing days of the first-in-the-nation primary campaign -- only magnified because of the closeness of the top races.

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From mid-2014 until Feb. 9 of this year, it was all about the primary. From Feb. 10 on, it has been about New Hampshire as a key player in how the general election plays out nationally.

If current polling trends continue, New Hampshire could play a deciding role in whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton become the next president. The state is also at the center of the battle over which party will control the U.S. Senate beginning in 2017 – and this marquis Granite State race is a toss-up.

With Gov. Maggie Hassan challenging Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s re-election, the race for the open governor’s seat between two executive councilors, Democrat Colin Van Ostern and Republican Chris Sununu, is also wide open.

The most recent Real Clear Politics average shows Trump has caught up to Clinton in the Granite State, and now leads by a margin of 43.4 percent to 41.8 percent. In the Senate race, Real Clear Politics has Ayotte now leading Hassan, 47.2 percent to 44.8 percent.

Trump will return to New Hampshire for his tenth visit since the primary – and for the second time in four days – on Monday night for a rally at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena in Manchester that is expected to draw nearly 10,000 people. His running mate, Mike Pence, will be at his side.

It will be Trump’s next-to-last campaign event. Trump will get on a plane after the Manchester stop and head to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a rally scheduled to begin at 11 p.m.

Also on Monday, President Barack Obama will return to New Hampshire for one of his final campaign rallies, at the University of New Hampshire, to urge support for Clinton.